Spring 2026 | ENG-1062-VP01 - English Composition II

In Person Class

Standard courses meet in person at CCV centers, typically once each week for the duration of the semester.

Faculty

Jonathan Barker
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Hiring Coordinator for this course: Heath Fuller

General Education Requirements

Research and Writing Intensive

Note

Many degree programs have specific general education recommendations. In order to avoid taking unnecessary classes, please consult with additional resources like your program evaluation, your academic program catalog year page, and your academic advisor.

Courses may only be used to meet one General Education Requirement.

Course Description

This course is an introduction to interdisciplinary writing and an opportunity to refine critical reading and writing skills. Students construct complex essays, enhance their writing skills, and experiment with a greater variety of strategies to interest, inform, and persuade. Students must complete a final research paper with a grade of C- or better in order to pass this course. This course fulfills the research and writing intensive requirement. Prerequisite: English Composition.

Essential Objectives

1. Explore through reading, writing, and critical discussion a broad range of texts from a variety of genres such as memoir, travel, argument, satire, humor, and reflection.
2. Write and revise essays that demonstrate a variety of rhetorical strategies designed to meet the needs of specific audiences.
3. Develop complex positions or arguments through writing, synthesizing personal ideas with other information, arguments, and perspectives in order to support a claim and create new meaning, insight, and understanding.
4. Analyze and evaluate underlying strategies in selected works to define specific rhetorical components and evaluate their purpose and power.
5. Distinguish among opinions, facts, inferences, and persuasive approaches in primary and secondary sources.
6. Demonstrate the ability and willingness to approach a particular idea, problem, task, or writing goal from multiple perspectives.
7. Develop a process for getting started, developing, and structuring drafts, as well as revising toward a final product.
8. Examine and practice variations in style with an aim of developing a distinctive writing style of one's own.
9. Demonstrate information literacy skills: distinguish between and utilize both primary and secondary sources; perform library and web-based literature searches; and evaluate data and resources for credibility, reliability, and validity.
10. Demonstrate the ability to apply either APA or MLA citation styles in academic writing by parenthetically citing sources in the text and correctly compiling them in the relevant end sources page.
11. Compose, revise, and edit a final paper that includes a thesis, integrates five or more scholarly and professional sources, including primary and secondary evidence as needed, to address an academic research question and demonstrate writing proficiency by achieving a grade of C- or better.

Required Technology

More information on general computer and internet recommendations is available on the CCV computer recommendations Support page.

Please see CCV's Digital Equity Statement (pg. 45) to learn more about CCV's commitment to supporting all students access the technology they need to successfully finish their courses.

Required Textbooks and Resources

This course uses one or more textbooks/books/simulations.

Spring 2026 textbook details will be available on 2025-12-01. On that date a link will be available below that will take you to eCampus, CCV's bookstore. The information provided there will be specific to this class. Please see this page for more information regarding the purchase of textbooks/books.

ENG-1062-VP01 Link to Textbooks for this course in eCampus.

The last day to use a Financial Aid Advance to purchase textbooks/books is the 3rd Tuesday of the semester. See your financial aid counselor at your academic center if you have any questions.

Methods

This course uses a combination of reading, writing, discussion, and guided analysis to help students develop advanced academic writing and research skills. Learning activities include:

• close reading and discussion of published essays

• short written responses to assigned readings

• instructor-guided analysis of writing strategies and structure

• drafting, revising, and editing of original essays

• peer and instructor feedback on student writing

• library and web-based research activities

• development of an extended research paper

In the in-person section, students will also engage in small-group and whole-class discussion. In the online section, students will engage with course materials and with one another through written discussion and response activities.

Evaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria

This course uses a weighted categories system to calculate final grades. Final grades are based on a combination of reading, writing, revision, and research work completed throughout the semester.

Grade Categories

Reading Notes (Weeks 1–10) — 20%
Short weekly writing assignments based on assigned readings. These emphasize careful reading, critical attention, and engagement with course texts.

Short and Analytical Essays (Weeks 1–9) — 25%
Includes the diagnostic essay, summary & response essay, craft analysis essay, and sentence-level writing exercises. These assignments focus on developing clarity, organization, and analytical control.

Revision and Process Work — 15%
Includes the major revision assignment and related reflections. This category emphasizes writing as a process of rethinking, restructuring, and improving ideas.

Argument and Research Preparation (Weeks 11–13) — 15%
Includes the argument analysis, research proposal, and annotated bibliography. These assignments prepare students to develop and support a focused research claim.

Final Research Paper (Weeks 14–15) — 25%
A sustained, researched essay that demonstrates the student’s ability to formulate an academic research question, evaluate sources, develop a thesis, and present a clear, well-supported argument.
Students must earn a grade of C- or better on the final research paper in order to pass the course.

Grading Criteria

CCV Letter Grades as outlined in the Evaluation System Policy are assigned according to the following chart:

	High	Low
A+	100	98
A	Less than 98	93
A-	Less than 93	90
B+	Less than 90	88
B	Less than 88	83
B-	Less than 83	80
C+	Less than 80	78
C	Less than 78	73
C-	Less than 73	70
D+	Less than 70	68
D	Less than 68	63
D-	Less than 63	60
F	Less than 60
P	100	60
NP	Less than 60	0

Weekly Schedule

Attendance Policy

Regular attendance and participation in classes are essential for success in and are completion requirements for courses at CCV. A student's failure to meet attendance requirements as specified in course descriptions will normally result in a non-satisfactory grade.

• In general, missing more than 20% of a course due to absences, lateness or early departures may jeopardize a student's ability to earn a satisfactory final grade.
• Attending an on-ground or synchronous course means a student appeared in the live classroom for at least a meaningful portion of a given class meeting. Attending an online course means a student posted a discussion forum response, completed a quiz or attempted some other academically required activity. Simply viewing a course item or module does not count as attendance.
• Meeting the minimum attendance requirement for a course does not mean a student has satisfied the academic requirements for participation, which require students to go above and beyond simply attending a portion of the class. Faculty members will individually determine what constitutes participation in each course they teach and explain in their course descriptions how participation factors into a student's final grade.

Participation Expectations

Participation Expectations — In-Person

Full participation requires more than being physically present in class. It involves preparation, attention, and engagement with the work of reading and writing.

To be considered fully participating, students are expected to:

• Attend class regularly and remain for the full session
  
• Complete assigned readings and Reading Notes before class
  
• Bring required materials (readings, notes, drafts) to class
  
• Participate respectfully in discussions and group activities
  
• Listen attentively to other students and to the instructor
  
• Ask questions when something is unclear
  
• Make a genuine effort on all writing assignments
  

Participation is assessed based on consistency, preparation, and engagement, not on how often or how loudly a student speaks.

Because class discussion and in-class activities cannot be made up, missing class or coming unprepared will affect participation credit.

Participation contributes to the Reading Notes and Process Work portions of the final grade, reflecting the importance of steady engagement in a writing-intensive course.

Missing & Late Work Policy

Missing and Late Work Policies (Northern State Correctional Facility)

Students are responsible for keeping up with readings, assignments, and due dates as posted in Canvas. Regular participation and steady progress are important in a writing-intensive course.

If You Miss Class or Fall Behind

If you miss a class meeting (for the in-person section) or fall behind in an online week, you are responsible for:

• checking Canvas for announcements, readings, and assignments
• reviewing any posted materials
• contacting the instructor if you are unsure what you missed

Absence does not automatically excuse missed work, but communication does matter.

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Late Work

Most assignments may be submitted up to one week late with a penalty of 10% per day (for example, one day late = 10% off, two days late = 20% off).

After one week, assignments are normally no longer accepted for credit unless special arrangements have been made.

Because Reading Notes and short weekly exercises are designed to support class discussion and ongoing work, they should be submitted on time whenever possible. Late Reading Notes may receive reduced or no credit.

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Extensions and Special Circumstances

If you are facing a serious illness, emergency, incarceration-related disruption, or other significant issue that affects your ability to complete work on time, please contact the instructor as soon as you can. Reasonable extensions can be granted when circumstances warrant them, especially when communication happens in advance.

Students who know they will be unavailable for a particular week (work, court dates, facility restrictions, etc.) should make arrangements in advance whenever possible.

Accessibility Services for Students with Disabilities:

1. Provide disability documentation to the Accessibility Coordinator at your academic center. https://ccv.edu/discover-resources/students-with-disabilities/
2. Request an appointment to meet with accessibility coordinator to discuss your request and create an accommodation plan.
3. Once created, students will share the accommodation plan with faculty. Please note, faculty cannot make disability accommodations outside of this process.

Academic Integrity

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